It could've been a much better film....

Rating: 5/10 (13 December 2006)

This movie starts off well. The plot in particular is very intriguing as is the question of whether it is ethical to clone people for their organs. And this question of ethics is what is used to draw the viewer in. So i was surprised that about 30 mins of the movie was dedicated to developing this theme and the rest was just a string of action sequences. Yes, for what it was this movie was an entertaining action flick. But it really could've been much more than that, in the hands of a decent director. Seriously, why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies? All the cast were excellent in their roles, but you could tell they were crying out for a better script. The movie seemed shallow and bereft of depth although it had a good plot and theme. If you're after action then this movie will keep you entertained for 2 hours, yet if you thought this was going to be a sci-fi, makes you question humanity sort-of-movies, then you'll be disappointed by The Island.